Some of the distilleries on the Ohio Distillery Trail. Credit: Ohio Distillers Guild Ohio’s distilling community is coming together to offer unforgettable experiences to whiskey and spirit fans from around the globe. The Ohio Distillers Guild has unveiled a list of participating distilleries that will showcase both the history of distilling in Ohio, and well…
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We review Southern Star The Standard High Rye Straight Bourbon Whiskey, distilled in North Carolina from a mash bill of 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% malted barley. (image via Southern Distilling Company) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. However, in accordance with our editorial policies, this has not…
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The Ardbeg Vintage Y2K. Credit: Ardbeg Distillery Ardbeg Distillery is reflecting on a pivotal point in its history, as well as celebrating the spirit of the new millennium with the release of the Ardbeg Vintage Y2K. Bootcut jeans, Nokia 3310s, and the prospect of a technological doomsday. The turn of the millennium was a significant…
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Sotheby’s to offer exceptionally rare 49 Year Old Single Malt Whisky from The Dalmore, housed in a unique glass sculpture co-created with Zaha Hadid Architects Luminary No.2 – The Rare co-conceived by Melodie Leung of ZHA and award-winning Whisky Makers Gregg Glass and Richard Paterson OBE Auction open 14th-31st May and expected to raise six-figures,…
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ENDS SOON! Looking to expand your whisky collection? Head to our May 2024 auction to see what your missing! Bid now! Auction closes TONIGHT from 8pm (GMT ~ Tuesday 14th May) www.speysidewhiskyauctions.co.uk Glenfarclas – 50 Years Old Bicentenary of John Grant’s Births To celebrate the bicentenary of John Grant’s birth, 1805 to 2005, we have…
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SPOTLIGHT SELECTIONS LIMITED EDITION ARCHIVE BUNDLES The era of the Whisky Sponge is coming to an end, we’re only a few bottles away from our 100th, and very last, edition in this series. Now, that means two things: firstly, we’ve obviously got a new series on the cards for later this year – but that’s all…
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The Living Cask In 1920, renowned connoisseur, Professor George Saintsbury, published Notes on a Cellar. In it he described an old method of drinking a mix of whiskies from a cask that is constantly topped up and never emptied. He wrote “thus you establish what is called, in the case of sherry, a ‘solera’ in which…
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It’s time to dive into a flavour-filled voyage like no other with our latest small-batch bottling, Underwater Barbecue! Let your imagination cast off and gently sail back to Cousteau or Attenborough’s works, and you may recall images of hydrothermal vents belching out a sooty black smoke along the sea floor. These benthic furnaces, well past…
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The Good Dram Show – Episode 555 ‘Longrow’ Welcome to this week’s episode of the show. This week I’ll be doing my annual Springbank episode. This time I’m taking a look at a selection of Longrow releases. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 555 – The Good, the Bad & The Beauty Compromised…!…
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Ballantine’s is a brand of blended scotch whisky produced by Chivas Brothers, a subsidiary of the French beverage group, Pernod Ricard. Originally created by George Ballantine in 1865, the blend has grown into a brand synonymous with Scotch whisky worldwide – Ballantine’s was the world’s second highest-selling scotch whisky in 2021. The Ballantine’s brand produces…
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